Miyajima
Miyajima is one of the crown jewels of Japan, and certainly one of its finest views. Located off the coast of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture, the serene beauty of the island is an essential coda to that city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hiroshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Itsuku”, “Itsukushima”, “Ituku Sima”, “Miya Sima”, “Miya-jima”, and “Miya-shima”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Itsukushima Shrine and Mount Misen.
Itsukushima Shrine
Protected area
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Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station.
Mount Misen
Peak
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Mount Misen is the sacred mountain on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, and is the highest mountain on the island at 535 m; it is situated within the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine.
Miyajima Public Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miyajima Public Aquarium is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facility by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Miyajima
- Categories: Japanese Buddhist pilgrimage and landform
- Location: Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Miyajima” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيتسوكوشيما”
- Azerbaijani: “İsukusima”
- Azerbaijani: “İtsukuşima”
- Balinese: “Itsukushima”
- Basque: “Itsukushima uhartea”
- Basque: “Itsukushima”
- Catalan: “Itsukushima”
- Catalan: “Miyajima”
- Cebuano: “Itsuku Shima”
- Chinese: “严岛”
- Chinese: “嚴島”
- Chinese: “安藝之宮島”
- Chinese: “安藝宮島”
- Chinese: “宫岛”
- Czech: “Icukušima”
- Czech: “Mijadžima”
- Dutch: “Miyajima”
- Esperanto: “Icukuŝima”
- Esperanto: “Itsukushima”
- Esperanto: “Mijaĵima”
- Finnish: “Miyajima”
- French: “île Itsuku”
- French: “Itsuku-shima”
- French: “Itsukushima”
- French: “Miyajima”
- German: “Itsukushima”
- German: “Miyajima”
- Hebrew: “איטסוקושימה”
- Hebrew: “איצוקושימה”
- Hebrew: “מיאג’ימה”
- Hungarian: “Icukusima”
- Indonesian: “Itsukushima”
- Indonesian: “Miyajima”
- Italian: “Itsukushima”
- Italian: “Miyajima”
- Japanese: “伊都岐島”
- Japanese: “厳島”
- Japanese: “安芸の宮島”
- Japanese: “宮島”
- Korean: “미야지마 섬”
- Korean: “이쓰쿠시마섬”
- Persian: “ایتسوکوشیما”
- Polish: “Itsukushima”
- Polish: “Miyajima”
- Polish: “Wyspa Miyajima”
- Portuguese: “Itsukushima”
- Russian: “Ицукусима-дзиндзя”
- Russian: “Ицукусима”
- Russian: “Миядзима”
- Russian: “Синтоистская святыня острова Ицукусима”
- Slovenian: “Icukušima”
- Spanish: “Itsukushima”
- Spanish: “Miyajima”
- Sundanese: “Itsukushima”
- Swedish: “Itsukushima”
- Turkish: “Itsukushima”
- Ukrainian: “Іцукушіма”
- Ukrainian: “Міяджіма”
- Ukrainian: “Міядзіма”
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